ABSTRACT
The purpose of the case studies presented in this section of the book is by no means to provide an exhaustive profile of the given group. Rather, the cases are structured in a way that allows the most efficient examination of the phenomenon in question. The first part of each case study is designed to provide the background in operational progression of the given group, with key focus placed on identifying the significant points of shift in modus operandi. The second part of each case study then consists of an analysis of the relevance of each individual variable, followed by an overall assessment of the factors that played the most critical role in the innovation patterns demonstrated by the respective group.
